Market Report, "South Africa Telecommunications Report Q4 2015", published

The South African mobile market is highly competitive and at 159% has one of the highest penetration rates in Africa. BMI believes organic growth in the market has now run out of steam, with average annual growth for the next four years estimated at only 1.14%. Intense competition, exacerbated by new MVNO me&you mobile launching in May 2015, will see mobile ARPU s gradually decline. We expect regulatory progress on spectrum management and network sharing agreements to remain slow, resulting in increasingly aggressive moves to cut costs as operators seek to maintain their profit margins. Similarly to the global trend, the South African telecoms market is moving towards consolidation, with a merger between mobile operators Vodacom and Neotel due imminently.

Key Data

The mobile market grew by 1.5% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q115 to bring total subscription base to 82.995mn.

Market average average revenue per user (ARPU) declined by 11.9% in 2014 owing to intensified competition - though it showed signs of improvement in Q414 and Q115.

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3G subscriptions accounted for 34.7% of the mobile market in 2014.

The broadband market grew by 10.4% in 2014 to 7.6mn subscriptions.

The South Africa Telecommunications Report features BMI Research's independent industry forecasts on the future strength of South Africa's ICT market, covering the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news, including investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled, highlighting their quarterly financial performance, capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.

BMI's South Africa Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in South Africa.

Key Benefits

* Benchmark BMI's independent telecoms industry forecasts for South Africa to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the South African telecoms market.
* Target business opportunities and risks in South Africa's telecoms sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in South Africa.
* Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity).

Coverage

BMI Industry View

Summary of BMI’s key industry forecasts and views, covering the ARPU, fixed-line, mobile (including 3G & 4G), internet and broadband markets.

Industry SWOT Analysis

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